Merkos Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Merkos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2121:52,2638,641
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Merkos Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merkos Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Merkos is more commonly found in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,058,336th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name Merkos occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Merkos live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

It is most common in Greece, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 52,263. In Greece Merkos is most common in: Western Greece, where 26 percent are found, Thessaly, where 26 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Merkos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merkos are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Merkos earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning $35,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkous922/
Merkhous864/
Markos8370,443/
Morkos833,250/
Merkus831,281/
Myrkos83109/
Merkas83104/
Mirkos8399/
Mercos8317/
Merkoz8312/
Merkousse8010/
Mehrkhosh802/
Merkush77171/
Markkos77162/
Markosh7737/
Marckos7720/
Markoss7716/
Markhos7716/
Markoos7714/
Morkoss7713/
Merkuse777/
Markois776/
Merkaus773/
Mirkosh772/
Mierkus771/
Merkouz771/
Margkos771/
Merkash771/
Morckos771/
Morrkos771/
Mirkhosh71111/
Mehrkash7192/
Markkoos718/
Merkutse712/
Markhoss712/
Merkouch711/
Merkhush711/
Morkouss711/
Markosch711/
Marcos67187,284/
Morcos6715,869/
Morkoç675,664/
Markhouss671,145/
Mercas67574/
Markas67477/
Merkaš67447/
Mircos67264/
Merkač67186/
Mercus6799/
Markoç6794/
Morkas6785/
Markoz6785/
Mirkhoush6729/
Merkuš6727/
Mehrkhast6715/
Mirkus6712/
Merkaz6710/
Mirkas6710/
Merkazova679/
Morqos675/
Merkasova675/
Mirkoz675/
Merkuş675/
Merkuzova672/
Merkusova672/
Merqas672/
Markoś671/
Marqos671/
Merkuz671/
Mărkus671/
Myrkas671/
Merkusová671/
Mercox671/
Mehrkhash671/
Markoş671/
Merqoz671/
Mirkhouse670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merkos
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